Device management apparatus, device management system, and device management method
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1. A device management apparatus, comprising:
- a network interface to connect a first device and a second device; and
a processor configured toreceive, from the first device, first usage data indicating use of the first device, the first usage data including first specific data specific to a type of the first device, the first specific data having a first format, the first specific data being accumulated in accordance with a usage time of the first device,receive, from the second device, second usage data indicating use of the second device, the second usage data including second specific data specific to a type of the second specific device, which is different than the type of the first device, the second specific data having a second format which is different from the first format, the second specific data being accumulated in accordance with consumable usage of the second device,receive, from a user interface, one or more parameters to be used for conversion of the first specific data included in the first usage data which has been received to first converted usage data, the first converted usage data having the second format of the second specific data and conversion of the second specific data included in the second usage data which has been received to second converted usage data, the second converted usage data having the first format of the first specific data,convert the first specific data included in the received first usage data to the first converted usage data in accordance with the one or more parameters for conversion which have been received,convert the second specific data included in the received second usage data to the second converted usage data in accordance with the one or more parameters for conversion which have been received, andgenerate report data based on at least one of (i) the second specific data included in the received second usage data and the first converted usage data, the first converted usage data having been converted from the first specific data, and (ii) the first specific data included in the received first usage data and the second converted usage data, the second converted usage data having been converted from the second specific data.
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Abstract
A device management apparatus connected to a plurality of devices via a network includes a collecting unit that receives usage data indicating a status of use of each of the devices from each of the devices and that stores the received usage data in a storage device, and a common data acquiring unit that acquires common data that is common to the devices from the usage data of each of the devices stored in the storage device.
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15 Claims
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1. A device management apparatus, comprising:
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a network interface to connect a first device and a second device; and a processor configured to receive, from the first device, first usage data indicating use of the first device, the first usage data including first specific data specific to a type of the first device, the first specific data having a first format, the first specific data being accumulated in accordance with a usage time of the first device, receive, from the second device, second usage data indicating use of the second device, the second usage data including second specific data specific to a type of the second specific device, which is different than the type of the first device, the second specific data having a second format which is different from the first format, the second specific data being accumulated in accordance with consumable usage of the second device, receive, from a user interface, one or more parameters to be used for conversion of the first specific data included in the first usage data which has been received to first converted usage data, the first converted usage data having the second format of the second specific data and conversion of the second specific data included in the second usage data which has been received to second converted usage data, the second converted usage data having the first format of the first specific data, convert the first specific data included in the received first usage data to the first converted usage data in accordance with the one or more parameters for conversion which have been received, convert the second specific data included in the received second usage data to the second converted usage data in accordance with the one or more parameters for conversion which have been received, and generate report data based on at least one of (i) the second specific data included in the received second usage data and the first converted usage data, the first converted usage data having been converted from the first specific data, and (ii) the first specific data included in the received first usage data and the second converted usage data, the second converted usage data having been converted from the second specific data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device management method, comprising:
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sending, to a device management apparatus from a first device, first usage data indicating a usage time of the first device, the first usage data including first specific data specific to a type of the first device, the first specific data having a first format, the first specific data being accumulated in accordance with usage of the first device, sending, to the device management apparatus from a second device, second usage data indicating use of the second device, the second usage data including second specific data specific to a type of the second specific device, which is different than the type of the first device, the second specific data being accumulated in accordance with consumable usage of the second device, the second specific data having a second format which is different from the first format; and receiving report data from the device management apparatus, the report data have been generated by the device management apparatus based on one of (i) the second specific data included in the received second usage data and first converted usage data, the first converted usage data having been converted from the first specific data, to have the second format of the second specific data, by the device management apparatus in accordance with one or more parameters for conversion which have been received from a user interface, and (ii) the first specific data included in the received first usage data and second converted usage data, the second converted usage data having been converted from the second specific data, to have the first format of the first specific data, by the device management apparatus in accordance with the one or more parameters for conversion the second converted usage data having the first format of the first specific data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device management system, comprising:
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a device management apparatus; a first device configured to send first usage data indicating use of the first device to the device management apparatus, the first usage data including first specific data specific to a type of the first device, the first specific data having a first format, the first specific data being accumulated in accordance with a usage time of the first device; and a second device configured to send second usage data indicating use of the second device to the device management apparatus, the second usage data including second specific data specific to a type of the second specific device, which is different than the type of the first device, the second specific data having a second format which is different from the first format, the second specific data being accumulated in accordance with consumable usage of the second device, wherein the device management apparatus includes; a network interface to connect the first device and the second device, and a processor configured to receive, from a user interface, one or more parameters to be used for conversion of the first specific data included in the first usage data which has been received to first converted usage data, the first converted usage data having the second format of the second specific data and conversion of the second specific data included in the second usage data which has been received to second converted usage data, the second converted usage data having the first format of the first specific data, convert the first specific data included in the received first usage data to the first converted usage data in accordance with the one or more parameters for conversion which have been received, convert the second specific data included in the received second usage data to the second converted usage data in accordance with the one or more parameters for conversion which have been received, and generate report data based on at least one of (i) the second specific data included in the received second usage data and the first converted usage data, the first converted usage data having been converted from the first specific data, and (ii) the first specific data included in the received first usage data and the second converted usage data, the second converted usage data having been converted from the second specific data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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